England captain Ben Stokes checked India’s progress after Harry Brook’s breathtaking 99 on a helter-skelter third day of the primary Take a look at at Headingley.
The vacationers have been painstakingly constructing their lead when Stokes had Sai Sudharsan clip to mid-wicket, leaving India 90-2 and with a bonus of 96 runs on the shut.
India have been solely six forward on first innings once they lastly bowled England out for 465.
Brook, who was caught off a no-ball late on day two, was dropped twice. He performed some outrageous strokes and seemed set for a century on his house floor till he top-edged a hook to lengthy leg.
England have been nonetheless 73 behind when Brook grew to become the seventh man out, just for the hosts to be taken to digital parity by a speedy stand of 55 between Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse.
Woakes was ultimately bowled by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, who did the identical to Shoaib Bashir to finish with 5-83.
England had the momentum, much more so when Carse had Yashasvi Jaiswal caught behind. Headingley was rocking, which made the stand of 66 between debutant Sudharsan and KL Rahul all of the extra spectacular.
With drizzle threatening and the sunshine closing in, Stokes eliminated Sudharsan for 30. When the umpires determined play couldn’t proceed, Rahul had 47, alongside captain Shubman Gill on six. It’s fantastically poised.
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